If you're into sword-and-sorcery tales, look no further than this critically underrated big-screen fantasy based on the fiction of Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard. It was a troubled production and the outcome is far different from the more serious and intelligent epic that screenwriter Charles Pogue had originally conceived. Still, this is a giddy, energetic throwback to the Ray Harryhausen movie fantasies of the 1950s and '60s, and it's a perfect vehicle for Kevin Sorbo, the hunky star of TV's Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Sorbo brings an appropriate combination of depth and physical agility to the role of Kull (son of Conan), but he and director John Nicolella know better than to take this stuff too seriously. The movie's humor is nicely integrated into the dialogue without resorting to lame punch lines, and Tia Carrere is enjoyably campy as the evil goddess who lures Kull from his favorite concubine (Karina Lombard) as she plots to overthrow the kingdom of Valusia. Playwright Harvey Fierstein also provides comic relief in a scene-stealing role, and with an abundance of black magic, stunning Slovakian locations, and grand battles of good versus evil, this heroic adventure is more entertaining than you might expect. --Jeff Shannon
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Sorbo, star of TV's "Hercules - The Legendary Journeys," assays the title role in this wry silver-screen adaptation of pulp king Robert E. Howard's tale of a sword-swinging warrior cleaning up corruption in the mythical kingdom of Valusia. His mission wins him enemies among the nobles, who plot his death and entrap him in a marriage to a vicious 3,000-year-sorceress. Kull begins a life-or-death quest to capture the Breath of Valka and bring peace and justice to Valusia--and capture the heart of a beautiful slave girl.
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Sexy action superstar Kevin Sorbo slams evil as Kull, The Conqueror, a fearless barbarian warrior, who through skill and bravery, becomes king. Worshiped by his subjects for his mercy, adored by the beautiful fortuneteller Zerata for his valour, Kull quickly becomes the mortal enemy of the forces of darkness, led by the villainous Akivasha.
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